Hibernate Alternatives

Hibernate is described as 'An open source Java persistence framework project. Perform powerful object relational mapping and query databases using HQL and SQL' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hibernate for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, npm, Linux and Mac apps. The best Hibernate alternative is Persism, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hibernate are NHibernate .NET, Fénix Framework, JDBI and Ebean ORM.

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  1. Persism icon
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    Persism is a light weight, auto discovery, autoconfiguration, and convention over configuration ORM (Object Relational Mapping) library for Java 17 or later.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Java
     
    • Persism is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hibernate.

    • Persism is Free and Open SourceHibernate is also Free and Open Source
  2. NHibernate is a mature, open source object-relational mapper for the .NET framework. It's actively developed , fully featured and used in thousands of successful projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • NHibernate .NET is the most popular Windows alternative to Hibernate.

    • NHibernate .NET is Free and ProprietaryHibernate is Free and Open Source
  3. A framework to develop enterprise applications that need transactions, persistence, and a rich domain model.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Fénix Framework is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Hibernate.

    • Fénix Framework is Free and Open SourceHibernate is also Free and Open Source
  4. JDBI icon
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    JDBI is a SQL convenience library for Java. It attempts to expose relational database access in idiommatic Java, using collections, beans, and so on, while maintaining the same level of detail as JDBC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Ebean ORM icon
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    ORM for Java / Kotlin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • Ebean ORM is the most popular Android alternative to Hibernate.

    • Ebean ORM is Free and Open SourceHibernate is also Free and Open Source
  6. TypeORM icon
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    TypeORM is an ORM that can run in NodeJS, Browser, Cordova, PhoneGap, Ionic, React Native, NativeScript, Expo, and Electron platforms and can be used with TypeScript and JavaScript (ES2021).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
     
    • TypeORM is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Hibernate.

    • TypeORM is Free and Open SourceHibernate is also Free and Open Source
  7. Objection.js is an ORM for Node.js that aims to stay out of your way and make it as easy as possible to use the full power of SQL and the underlying database engine while still making the common stuff easy and enjoyable.

    22 Objection.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Node.JS
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
     
  8. Knex.js icon
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    A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.

    22 Knex.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  9. Exposed icon
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    Exposed is a lightweight SQL library on top of a database connectivity driver for the Kotlin programming language, with support for both JDBC and R2DBC (since version 1.0.0-*) drivers. It offers two approaches for database access: a typesafe SQL-wrapping Domain-Specific Language...

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    Platforms

    • Kotlin
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Sequelize icon
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    Sequelize is a modern TypeScript and Node.js ORM for Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and SQL Server, and more. Featuring solid transaction support, relations, eager and lazy loading, read replication and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
     
  11. waterline icon
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    An adapter-based ORM for Node.js with support for MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, MSSQL (SQL Server), and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  12. Sqitch icon
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    Sensible database-native change management for framework-free development and dependable deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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